The tentative moments we shared learning to love and trust one another.
The intimate moments when we envisioned our lives together.
The unforgettable day I asked you to be my bride.
And the breathless yes that escaped your lips on a wondrous sigh.
The happy carefree days we spent cocooned in each others love.
The future, our future waiting with open arms to embrace us.
My hopes , my dreams, intricately entwined with yours.
Had any two people ever known such an all consuming love?
And then, in events so sudden , I thought I’d imagined it....you were gone.
In the space of a few hours my whole life was destroyed beyond living.
My life, which once contained so much contentment, happiness and peace.
Now emersed in feelings of unbearable pain and anger.
The desolate thought of lonely years,stretching ahead, without you by my side.
The constant ache in my heart, where you resided for so long.
The lonely empty nights without you in my arms where you belong.
And the beautiful image of your perfection that even now haunts my dreams.
You were my vision when I opened my eyes each morning.
You were the very breath that circulated throughout my body.
You were the very reason my heart continued to beat so strongly.
Oh, my Darling, you were my very existence.
They say that with time even the most tortured heart will heal.
But how do you heal a heart that cannot beat without you?
A heart that cries out constantly in anguish for its mate.
A heart, that from the moment I saw you, belonged only to you.
The promises I made you in life are still as strong in death.
Death may separate us for a temporary space in time.
But I promise you this...My heart and yours are destined to be together.
So until that time comes, my love, wait for me.
And once again our two hearts will beat as one.
©Susan Cummins 15/6/98
